H.S. BASKETBALL: Eleven county hoops teams invited to district dance

The Class AAA top-seeded Palmyra girls lead the list of county qualifiers.

Daily News

Posted:
02/10/2013 03:11:23 PM EST

Along with 10 other county hoops teams, Sam Light and the Northern Lebanon boys' basketball team are headed to the District Three basketball tournament.Pairings were released on Sunday, and the action tips off with preliminary round action on Friday. (FILE PHOTO)

Let the games begin.

The District Three Basketball Committee turned the unofficial final power rankings that were released on Thursday into official playoff brackets on Sunday afternoon, signaling the imminent start to the highly-anticipated district hoops tournament.

As was the case unofficially on Thursday, 11 Lebanon County teams are headed to the District Three dance, highlighted by the top-seeded and unbeaten Palmyra girls in Class AAA.

The 22-0 Cougars will open with the winner of Friday's preliminary round game between East Pennsboro and Boiling Springs on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at Palmyra Area High School.

Five other county girls teams are headed to districts: Annville-Cleona, Cedar Crest, Elco, Lebanon Catholic and Northern Lebanon, while five county boys teams received their official invitations on Sunday.
Cedar Crest will be the first county girls team in action, with the No. 20 Falcons traveling to No. 13 Red Lion for a Class AAAA preliminary round battle on Friday at 7 p.m.

The district debut of Class AA No. 4 seed Annville-Cleona will come on Friday, Feb. 22 at home against fifth-seeded Camp Hill. A-C received a bye into the quarterfinals in the 10-team Class AA bracket.
In Class A, No. 2 Lebanon Catholic drew a first-round bye and will meet the winner of Millersburg and Halifax on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.

Finally, Lebanon Catholic will have to wait until Friday, Feb. 22 to begin their district journey. The second-seeded Beavers will host the winner of the first-round contest between High Point Baptist and Antietam.